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Drinking coffee before a discussion can help people stay focused and feel better about the people in the conversation, suggests a new study that appears in the Journal of Psychopharmacology.
“We see coffee being served in many meetings but found very little research on how coffee might affect group dynamics. Most research is about how coffee affects an individual. So, we decided to study the effects (if any), of consumption of coffee on performance of individuals in a group, and the collective output of the group,” explained study author Vasu Unnava of the University of California, Davis.
In two experiments on a total of 134 college students, the researchers found that people who ingested caffeinated coffee felt better about themselves and their fellow participants.
The researchers formed the students into groups and had them discuss the Occupy Wall Street movement for 15 minutes. They found participants who were instructed to consume caffeinated coffee before the discussion were better at focusing on the topic at hand.
“The study was conducted using people who consume coffee regularly,” Unnava explained. “For these people, it looks like coffee does make them feel more alert, focuses their thinking on the topic or task at hand, and has them participate more in group tasks. So, if you are a coffee drinker, it looks like coffee helps you do better in group tasks.”
“We see coffee being served in many meetings but found very little research on how coffee might affect group dynamics. Most research is about how coffee affects an individual. So, we decided to study the effects (if any), of consumption of coffee on performance of individuals in a group, and the collective output of the group,” explained study author Vasu Unnava of the University of California, Davis.
In two experiments on a total of 134 college students, the researchers found that people who ingested caffeinated coffee felt better about themselves and their fellow participants.
The researchers formed the students into groups and had them discuss the Occupy Wall Street movement for 15 minutes. They found participants who were instructed to consume caffeinated coffee before the discussion were better at focusing on the topic at hand.
“The study was conducted using people who consume coffee regularly,” Unnava explained. “For these people, it looks like coffee does make them feel more alert, focuses their thinking on the topic or task at hand, and has them participate more in group tasks. So, if you are a coffee drinker, it looks like coffee helps you do better in group tasks.”
Coffee can help people have a more favorable view of their colleagues, according to new research
Drinking coffee before a discussion can help people stay focused and feel better about the people in the conversation, suggests a new study that appears
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